Assembly Resolution No. 2140

BY: M. of A. Norris

CONGRATULATING Wayne Jagow upon the occasion of
his designation as recipient of the 19th Annual Key
to the Locks Award on May 18, 2024

WHEREAS, Individuals who give of their time and energies and serve
the best interests of their communities are an asset beyond remuneration
and cannot be sufficiently extolled; and

WHEREAS, Attendant to such concern, and in full accord with its
long-standing traditions, this Legislative Body is justly proud to
congratulate Wayne Jagow upon the occasion of his designation as
recipient of the 19th Annual Key to the Locks Award, to be recognized at
the Erie Discovery Center on Saturday, May 18, 2024; and

WHEREAS, The Key to the Locks Award was established in 2006 to
recognize persons in Niagara County who exemplify the community spirit,
or promote the heritage or preservation, of the historic Erie Canal; and

WHEREAS, Wayne Jagow has been named the recipient of the 19th Annual
Key to the Locks Award due to his lifetime of volunteer community
service to residents and organizations of Niagara County; and

WHEREAS, A retired and Lutheran minister, past Niagara County clerk,
and past Niagara County Sheriff's deputy, has donated his time to
numerous service organizations for over the past 40 years; and

WHEREAS, With a strong belief in active community involvement, Wayne
Jagow is an exempt member of Wrights Corners Volunteer Fire Company, a
past member and president of the Cornell Cooperative Extension's Board
of Directors, and a co-founder and past president of Big Brothers/Big
Sisters of Niagara County; he also served on the Niagara County
Commission on the Status of Women, was the first coordinator of the
Niagara County Bicycle Safety and Junior Fire Setters Prevention
programs, co-chaired the Niagara County Bicentennial Commission, and
faithfully served with a number of other community associations; and

WHEREAS, Wayne Jagow has been called upon to contribute his time and
talents to countless civic and charitable endeavors and has always given
of himself unstintingly; and

WHEREAS, Throughout the entire period of his service, a period of
constructive involvement, Wayne Jagow has stood constant in dignity,
good grace, and humor; and

WHEREAS, With him throughout have been his wife, Maureen, and their
two children, Andrew and Bethany, all of whom feel privileged to be a
part of his life and rejoice in his plentiful achievements; and

WHEREAS, Rare indeed is the impressive dedication shown by an
individual for the benefit of others which Wayne Jagow has displayed
throughout his life; now, therefore, be it

RESOLVED, That this Legislative Body pause in its deliberations to
congratulate Wayne Jagow upon the occasion of his designation as
recipient of the 19th Annual Key to the Locks Award on May 18, 2024; and
be it further

RESOLVED, That a copy of this Resolution, suitably engrossed, be
transmitted to Wayne Jagow.